About Mehdi
Results-driven finance professional with nearly 10 years of international experience, bringing strong expertise in finance controlling, FP&A, business partnering and performance management, eager to contribute my skills to support strategic decision-making and performance optimization in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Arabic
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)
Experience
- L'Oreal LuxeHead of Pricing & Profitability controlling for Prada & Valentino Beauty – Team ManagementAugust 2024 - Today (1 year and 10 months)Paris, France• Supervised the profitability of the new launches projected in the Marketing plans for Finished Goods and Sets• Validated project economic equations and provided pricing recommendations: retail price positioning with RGM, profitability rate, cost of good and transfer price• Analyzed the profitability impacts on the Gross Margin for the brands and the Division• Valorized units sizing and marketing book returns for turnover projection by zone• Established a global frame on cluster categorization for the whole Division with clear roadmap and guidelines on profitability targets by axis & cluster.• Consolidated the Profitability Note with launch and catalog projection presented to Luxe CEO in Brand Meetings and to Luxe CFO in Financial Brand Committees• Constructed transfer prices by tariffication zone for Budgets and H2, and ensured communication to the Markets• Analyzed and bridged the main price evolutions with major impacts on P&L and Gross Margin for the countries
- L'oreal LuxeSenior Finance Manager for Operations Luxe Division – Team ManagementJuly 2021 - July 2024 (3 years)• SG&A Controlling activity◦ Supervised and animated trends & budgets with Operations Management Committee◦ Monitored cost optimization plan in accordance with Division's Golden Rule for SG&A, and steered Risks & Opportunities◦ Led presentations to Global Luxe COO for trajectory validation & arbitration support for optimized cost management◦ Steered intercompany recharges (IT GBT costs, Campus, support services...)◦ Analyzed and consolidated the WW Luxe Operations Headcounts for global structure optimization and agility• Luxe Operations Retail activity:◦ Coordinated and animated the POS & Promo activity: economic performance steering with implemented KPIs, WW A&P spend & PVIS evolution monitoring• Project management (2021-2022)◦ Acted as Finance Lead Key User on MyMarket (SAP P48) implementation tool for DMI industrial expenses migration: change management, new processes deployment & ownership, support and trainings...
- L'Oreal LuxeSenior Financial Controller for Luxe OperationsFASHION AND COSMETICSNovember 2019 - June 2021 (1 year and 7 months)• Performed monthly closings and Group reporting (Compass TM1, Magnitude, TITAN Anaplan...) with calendar construction and teams' coordination• Elaborated trends & budgets on SG&A (OPEX costs, headcount & salary mass, marketing costs, intercompany recharges...)• Steered CAPEX Molds investment by brand and by plant and led the arbitrations & prioritizations with global heads• Acted as Finance business partner for Luxe Retail activity: EU convergence project monitoring with zones, trends and budgets construction for cost reductions and savings identification
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Education
- Master in ManagementNeoma (formerly Rouen) Business School2016Master in Management
- Master of Business AdministrationShanghai University2016Master of Business Administration